Hakeem Jeffries, the New Yorker who succeeded Nancy Pelosi this year as the House’s top Democrat, is getting a trial by fire.
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Biden Presents Gen. Charles Q. Brown as His Joint Chiefs Nominee
In introducing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as his pick, President Biden called for a new era of innovation in the military.
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Military Spending Emerges as Big Dispute in Debt-Limit Talks
President Biden has offered to freeze discretionary spending, including for defense. Republicans want to spend more for the military, and cut more elsewhere.
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Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue
Negotiators reconvened on Thursday after working through the night to strike a deal, as hard-right Republicans and some Democrats expressed concerns about the shape of an emerging compromise.
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Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage?
The Biden administration is funding projects around the country aimed at reconnecting communities that have been divided by transportation infrastructure.